
What is recorded here
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as WEDGE TOMB: GIANT'S GRAVE. Recorded period: PREHISTORIC; NEO/B.A.. Recorded protection: Scheduled. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
Wedge tomb, dating to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age (c. 2500–1000 BCE). Its significance lies in its characteristic wedge-shaped plan, reflecting a regional funerary tradition in Ireland during the transition from megalithic to smaller communal burial practices.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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